List_of_Major_League_Baseball_home_run_records
This is a list of some of the records relating to home runs hit in baseball games played in the Major Leagues. Some Major League records are sufficiently notable to have their own page, for example the single-season home run record, the progression of the lifetime home run record, and the members of the 500 home run club. A few other records are kept on separate pages, they are listed below.
In the tables below, players and teams denoted in boldface are still actively contributing to the record noted, while (r) denotes a player's rookie season.
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Players and the columns that correspond are denoted in boldface if they are still actively contributing to the record noted.
Most seasons with 40 home runs
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Most consecutive seasons with 40 home runs
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Player | Seasons | Teams and seasons | Ref. |
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Babe Ruth * | 7 | 1926–32 (New York Yankees) | |
Alex Rodriguez | 6 | 1998–2000 (Seattle Mariners), 2001–03 (Texas Rangers) | |
Sammy Sosa | 6 | 1998–2003 (Chicago Cubs) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 5 | 1947–51 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | [13] |
Duke Snider * | 5 | 1953–57 (Brooklyn Dodgers) | [14] |
Adam Dunn | 5 | 2004–08 (Cincinnati Reds) | [15] |
Barry Bonds | 5 | 2000–04 (San Francisco) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 5 | 1996–99 (Seattle), 2000 (Cincinnati) |
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Most seasons with 30 home runs
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Most consecutive seasons with 30 home runs
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Most seasons with 20 home runs
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Most consecutive seasons with 20 home runs
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Most seasons as league leader in home runs
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Player | Titles[35] | Years and teams | Ref. |
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Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1918–19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–21, 1923–24, 1926–31 (New York Yankees) | |
Mike Schmidt * | 8 | 1974–76, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1986 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946–52 (Pittsburgh Pirates) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 6 | 1913–15, 1917–19 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mel Ott * | 6 | 1932, 1934, 1936–38, 1942 (New York Giants) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 6 | 1959, 1962–64, 1967, 1969 (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins) |
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Most consecutive seasons as league leader in home runs
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Player | Titles | Seasons & Teams | Ref. |
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Ralph Kiner * | 7 | 1946–52 Pittsburgh | |
Babe Ruth * | 6 | 1926–31 New York (AL) | |
Harry Davis | 4 | 1904–07 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Home Run Baker * | 4 | 1911–14 Philadelphia (AL) | |
Babe Ruth * | 4 | 1918–19 Boston (AL); 1920–21 New York (AL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1913–15 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Gavvy Cravath | 3 | 1917–19 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Hack Wilson * | 3 | 1926–28 Chicago (NL) | |
Chuck Klein * | 3 | 1931–33 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Harmon Killebrew * | 3 | 1962–64 Minnesota | |
Mike Schmidt * | 3 | 1974–76 Philadelphia (NL) | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 3 | 1997–99 Seattle | |
Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 2001–03 Texas |
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League leader in home runs, both leagues
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Player | League, team and year | Ref. |
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Buck Freeman | NL: Washington Senators (1899), AL: Boston Red Sox (1903) | |
Sam Crawford * | NL: Cincinnati Reds (1901), AL: Detroit Tigers (1908) | |
Fred McGriff * | AL: Toronto Blue Jays (1989), NL: San Diego Padres (1992) | |
Mark McGwire | AL: Oakland Athletics (1987, 1996), NL: St. Louis Cardinals (1998–99) |
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League leader in home runs, three different teams
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Player | Teams and years | Ref. |
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Reggie Jackson * | Oakland Athletics (1973, 1975), New York Yankees (1980), California Angels (1982) |
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Players who have hit at least one home run in 40 stadiums
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Player | # of MLB Stadiums[36] | Years | Ref. |
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Sammy Sosa | 45 | 1989–2005, 07 | |
Ken Griffey Jr. * | 44 | 1989–2009 | |
Fred McGriff * | 43 | 1986–2004 | |
Ellis Burks | 41 | 1987–2004 | |
Mike Piazza * | 40 | 1992–2007 | |
Gary Sheffield | 40 | 1988–2007 | |
Adrián Beltré * | 40 | 1998–2018 |
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Most career grand slams
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Most career walk-off home runs
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Player | Walk-off HR[38][39] | Teams and years | Ref. |
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Jim Thome * | 13 | 1991–02, 2011 (Cleveland Indians), 2003–05, 2012 (Philadelphia Phillies) 2006–09 (Chicago White Sox), 2009 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 2010–11 (Minnesota Twins), 2012 (Baltimore Orioles) | |
Albert Pujols | 12 | 2001–11, 2022 (St. Louis Cardinals), 2012–2021 (Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim), 2021 (Los Angeles Dodgers) | |
Jimmie Foxx * | 12 | 1925–35 (Philadelphia Athletics), 1936–42 (Boston Red Sox), 1942, 1944 (Chicago Cubs), 1945 (Philadelphia Phillies) | |
Mickey Mantle * | 12 | 1951–68 (New York Yankees) | |
Stan Musial * | 12 | 1941–44, 1946–63 (St. Louis Cardinals) | |
Frank Robinson * | 12 | 1956–65 (Cincinnati Reds), 1966–71 (Baltimore Orioles), 1972 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 1973–74 (California Angels), 1974–76 (Cleveland Indians) | |
Babe Ruth * | 12 | 1914–19 (Boston Red Sox), 1920–34 (New York Yankees), 1935 (Boston Braves) |
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Most home runs by a team in one season
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HR | [40][41] Team | Season |
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307 | Minnesota Twins | 2019 |
307 | Atlanta Braves | 2023 |
306 | New York Yankees | 2019 |
288 | Houston Astros | 2019 |
279 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2019 |
267 | New York Yankees | 2018 |
264 | Seattle Mariners | 1997 |
262 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2021 |
260 | Texas Rangers | 2005 |
257 | Baltimore Orioles | 1996 |
257 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2010 |
257 | Oakland Athletics | 2019 |
256 | Chicago Cubs | 2019 |
254 | New York Yankees | 2022 |
253 | Baltimore Orioles | 2016 |
250 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2019 |
249 | Houston Astros | 2000 |
249 | Atlanta Braves | 2019 |
247 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2019 |
246 | Texas Rangers | 2001 |
245 | Seattle Mariners | 1996 |
245 | New York Yankees | 2012 |
245 | Boston Red Sox | 2019 |
244 | Seattle Mariners | 1999 |
244 | Toronto Blue Jays | 2000 |
244 | New York Yankees | 2009 |
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Most grand slams by a player in one season
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Most home runs by a rookie player
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Four home runs by an individual in one game
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Four consecutive home runs by a team in one game
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Home runs on three or more consecutive pitches
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Team | Date | Opponent | Players | Pitcher | Inn. | Venue |
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Los Angeles Dodgers[59] | September 18, 2006 | San Diego Padres | JD Drew, Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson | Jon Adkins 1 Trevor Hoffman 2 | 9th | Dodger Stadium |
Los Angeles Dodgers[60] | June 12, 2007 | New York Mets | Wilson Betemit, Matt Kemp, Hong-Chih Kuo | John Maine | 2nd | Dodger Stadium |
Cincinnati Reds[61] | May 5, 2019 | San Francisco Giants | Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, Derek Dietrich | Jeff Samardzija | 1st | PNC Park |
New York Yankees[62] | September 17, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays | Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Luke Voit | Chase Anderson | 4th | Yankee Stadium |
Los Angeles Angels[63] | June 24, 2023 | Colorado Rockies | Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, Matt Thaiss | Chase Anderson | 3rd | Coors Field |
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Two grand slams by one hitter in one game
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Three grand slams by a team in one game
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Team | Players | Date | Opponent | Venue |
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New York Yankees[65] | Robinson Canó, Russell Martin, Curtis Granderson | Aug 25, 2011 | Oakland Athletics | Yankee Stadium |
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Most home runs on a single day (all teams combined)
Most walkoff home runs in a season (all teams combined)
- Home run
- Grand slam
- List of Major League Baseball progressive career home runs leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
- List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in home runs by pitchers
- List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders
- 500 home run club
- 20–20–20 club
- 30–30 club
- The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs
- Mark McGwire led the American League in home runs in 1987 and 1996. He led the National League in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, he led Major League Baseball in home runs, but led neither the American nor National League, as his season was split between the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. If that season were to be included, he would be the league leader for five seasons, four of which were in succession.
- Delahanty and Horner are the only players to hit four home runs in a game as a part of a losing effort.[68][69]
- Game 2 of a doubleheader.
- Tony Cloninger is unique on this list as the only pitcher.
- Fernando Tatís is the only player to hit his two grand slams in the same inning: in the third inning off Chan Ho Park. It was also the Major League record for RBIs by a player in one inning (8).
- Nomar Garciaparra is the only player to do so at home.
- Bill Mueller is the only player to hit a grand slam from each side of the plate.
- Kaplan, Jake (23 June 2012). "Thome's walk-off caps day of Phils milestones". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
given as a table in the margin of the main article
- Schlueter, Roger (24 June 2012). "MLB Notebook: Thome is king of walk-off homers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
Exceptional homer-hitting resumes for all, adding to the luster of the fact that Thome—at least in terms of sheer volume in career home runs and walk-off home runs—eclipsed them all: Jim Thome 13, Babe Ruth 12, Jimmie Foxx 12, Stan Musial 12, Mickey Mantle 12, Frank Robinson 12
- "Single Season Leaders for Grand Slams". statistical list. Baseball Almanac.com. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- "most home runs by a rookie all-time". statistical list. Baseball Almanac.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- "Two Grand Slams in One Game". Baseball Almanac.com. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- Caldwell, Dave (August 25, 2011). "On a Long and Wet Day, the Yankees Win in Grand Style". The New York Times.
- "Home run log: July 2, 2002". Sports Illustrated. July 3, 2002.
- "MLB Video". MLB. September 20, 2018.